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[Android Software Development] Tesla74:
Original Post:

We are looking to upgrade our Logo. Submit your ideas and if you win you will get the $20 (USD) cash prize and will be credited within the program.

We are also having a contest for new splash screen graphics. Find more info on the splash screen contest at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11763593

Pykl3 Radar is an Android app that takes raw 8-bit level 3 radar data from the National Weather Service and renders it from the native format. There are no re-sized bitmaps and the flexibility of vector graphics illustrates the benefits.

Find more info on this app at pykl3radar.com

The logo should be 800x800 (actual size will be 72x72 down to 36x36, so contestant should ensure that it scales nicely down to 36x36). Background should be transparent and show well against dark gray and near-white.

The preferred image format is PSD or PNG. Themes may make use of a pickle in the design. This is not a strict requirement. Entries should portray a professional product as it will be used by various users from storm chasers to emergency managers to professional meteorologists.

The work must be your own. Winning contestant consents to artwork being used in the PYKL3 application, promotional material, web pages, etc. either as original or modified for the particular purpose of use. No additional royalties are extended to the winning contestant. Credit for artwork will be limited to the application PYKL3 Radar and may appear on other works without credit. Final acceptance of artwork is reserved by the author of PYKL3 Radar. We reserve the right to select a null winner in the contest. Questions and seeking of feedback is encouraged.

Entries are due by March 15th, 2011.

If you would like feedback before you post your entry, please contact via PM or email pykl3radar @ att DOT net.

Please post your ideas below and on March 15th we'll open a poll for voting and we'll announce the winner on March 25th, 2011.
[Droid 2 General] Morghan:
SBF FLASH 1.08 (mbm)

VRZ_A955_2.3.20_1FF_01.SBF: No such file or directory

!! failed

this is happening every time i try. I have looked everywhere to find a fix i dont know what im doing wrong. I have been trying this for 2 days now and figured i would ask the experts. Also sorry i would have copied the whole process but i cant drop links for another 8 posts.
[Droid 2 General] darkonion:
Probably entering the file name incorrectly, or your file isn't in the same directory as your sbf_flash, or you are entering the wrong command.
[Droid 2 General] Morghan:
i have double checked all this. ill keep on trying
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pioneer161:
This is a copy post from here when I realised it was in the wrong spot.

I have a rooted Desire using unrevoked and am trying to use AdFree on 2.2 but I am told that the hosts file I need to block ads cannot be written to /system while Android is running. I did some searching but, alas, no luck on an answer.

I do not know how to get to a command prompt to follow the instructions in this thread and have looked in the ClockworkMod Recovery mode for something similar.

Anyone have an idea?

edit:

I also got Root Explorer off the market (which cannot simply copy the hosts file into /system/etc/ as it does not have access whilst Android is running) and I think the command prompt I need is the pc cmd prompt when the device is plugged into USB, but I am unsure which drivers I need. The ones mention in Toastcfh's guide is for the EVO, not the Desire.

edit 2:

I got the Android SDK with adb and made progress, but still stumped.

I connect the Desire to the PC and with the Desire in recovery mode with ClockworkMod I run adb with:

adb shell
# mount /system
# exit
adb push hosts /system/etc
adb reboot

Following the example from here but it's a different device and dunno what to put for the first argument in '# mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system'. Any help at all would be much appreciated.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
The symlink option in adfree should work for S-on devices.

If it doesn't try this:

adb remount
adb push hosts /system/etc
adb reboot

If that doesn't work flash this.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
I have a post or two regarding my errors with having my evo metro flashed...

Although it was metro flashed successfully, my rooting wasn't which caused hell for me and the evo. (2nd time was a charm...or so I thought). While stock rom and internet worked, my actual phone service didn't. Then, no service at all.

Today, I tried to have metro pcs re-metro flash the evo and they couldn't, saying that their computer wasn't picking up the evo. The metro said that they had a rep from their flash service company trying and it didn't read.

At the time they were trying to reflash, I had metrodroid 2.0 (rooted) on the evo.

After that visit, I have gone back to the sprint stock rom (10-2010) and stock prl.

1) Do I need to get the cdma workshop settings reversed to reflect sprint?

2) Does being rooted prevent or have anything to do with the metro flash? My number and "metro pcs" show up in the phone settings...but not working.

3) Should I de-root then have them re-flash again?

thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
I don't have any personal experience with this issue, but I think unrooting and then re-flashing may solve it, as certain files, ect get bypassed/overwritten with rooting, not to include any additional mods you made.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatsisnametake2:
Hi folks,

I will be getting a DHD on orange uk in a few days. I read all the stuff about rooting and s-off when flashing custom roms, but if all I want to do is flash my orange phone with the official HTC RUU to debrand it, and possibly back again if need be, do I need to do any of that? Can I just use the RUU files? I couldn't work it out from any of the related threads...

Thanks!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
No if your branded, you need to create a gold card to run a generic ruu. :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caddish12:
htc sync need to be install and u must have right CID
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ZachSav:
I just got the 4g as an upgrade from my vibrant. Everyone knows the battery dies quick and 4g kills it.

Is there a 4g toggle for this phone yet? i know evo has one on the market but i cant find anything for the vibrant.

AND...

can someone give me a link to the vibrant android 2.1 keyboard .apk?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Deleted member 2653512:
well... i know the 4G toggle on the Extended Controls app is a no-go. i tried it... unsuccessfully.
[Defy Android Development] sgtmedeiros:
Lets face it I'm a ui guy.

I think vanilly android is just plain ugly.

I've been using the sense build for a few days and it runs perfect and sense is beautiful.

But then my Co worker had me help her with her Droid 2, which has blur.

So now I'm torn between using sense or blur.

Opinions ?
[Defy Android Development] sgtmedeiros:
Sorry wrong section mods please move
[Defy Android Development] ABC_Universal:
IMO sense is much better than blur.

But for about the same money what would you prefer? Defy (480x854 3.7" screen, 2g rom, 800mhz cpu) with blur, or Aria (320x480 3.2" screen, 512m rom, 600mhz cpu) with sense? Mind you that there are thousands of applications to improve the interface and your experience ;)
[Defy Android Development] AgentSmith:
Exactly! I am very happy with LauncherPro. It is very customizable and it runs smooth. I like the slick look my phone has now, a look that is impossible with both launchers the TS is considering.
[Desire HD Accessories] summer_dell:
I found this on ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/NEW-GOLD-243...neBatteries&hash=item4aa9178adc#ht_3268wt_772

any one tried it already ? or is there any review? i cant seem to find any on the web!

btw, its make in Japan.
[Desire HD Accessories] justin0307:
The look of the battery is really nice. :D

But 2430 :eek:
[Desire HD Accessories] AWBob:
Can't say I've tried it but it looks like crap to me, same as most other batteries on eBay. Who cares if their battery is gold or not? :p
[Desire HD Accessories] MrGarak:
They will try anything to make them seem a bit more plausible :p
[Desire HD Accessories] justin0307:
Yup, looks way better than the ones in the accessories section ;)
[Desire HD Accessories] leppie:
This seems totally fake.

Googling will get you a few discussions on this battery, but the following image should confirm all suspicions.

http://img109.imageshack.us/i/20100708029.jpg/

For this one (1930mAh) it is only 750mAh....
[Desire HD Accessories] GavinChan1993:
well, i think this is fake and i don't think this is made in Japan, but in mainland china
[Desire HD Accessories] dr.m0x:
I'm about 400% sure it is a piece of ****. Unless they are selling some amazing new high density cell technology for only ten quid. If so we need to thank them for not seeking to profit from their industry changing discovery.

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Sent from my pimped up Desire HD in association with Rcmix HD v3.3.
[Desire HD Accessories] franklin20uk:
its not a gold like metal battery, lol. its just a normal battery wrap in gold sticker.
[Desire HD Accessories] mathewr:
mmmmm, gold stickers also increase the CPU speed. lol
[Desire HD Accessories] kotty:
that really funny.....
[Desire HD Accessories] zaq:
I never tried, but look at the cell type Li-Ion Polymer IMHO it's somehow realistic. Maybe not as their ads 2430mAh but somewhere between 1230 and that value. Then 20 bucks is worth to try, any one brave enough to try and report?
[Desire HD Accessories] franklin20uk:
You can check the seller's recent feedback and see if anyone bought any from them.

I mean there shouldn't be any harm, its just a battery. Its not like buying an adapter charger, in case of wrong voltage which will fry ur phone.
[Desire HD Accessories] paul c:
now, I'm no expert (and there is no end of websites run by battery experts), but there is a limitation as to how many mah can fit into a certain space.

That is, the OEM battery size gives a certain output, and you can probably get a bit more in the same form factor.

But not double :rolleyes: Simply don't believe the bull**** out there. Whether it's chinese, japanese, gold or silver.

Older teminal designs allowed manufacturers to market physically bigger batteries with a custom cover, of course that is not an option here.

I am quite happy as long as I can get a day out of the phone, charging overnight.

If you want a 11,000 mah battery, look here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Largest-Capacity-In-The-World+1-AMP-Faster-Charging/dp/B004CHMP50/

There you go, your phone will run forever with that baby hooked up to it.

I bought a 5000 mah pack for about 2/3 the price, mainly since I want to be using the gps for tracking (and being tracked) purposes while out in the country on my mountain bike. Works very well, it's not heavy, it's a bit like having another small phone with you
[Desire HD Accessories] franklin20uk:
Its quite likely that most manufacturing overstate the specification, which is a common thing really, not just battery, broadband, harddrive, etc. They always claim it has more then what it actually has.

But on the other hand, I wouldn't go so far calling it a fake, since japs does always paint something gold or silver to suggest higher quality stuff. Because when I was a kid living in asia, I buy a lot of radio control cars from japan and their expensive parts like battery, motors, always has something gold or silver attach to it :D
[Desire HD Accessories] row1:
Has anyone ever got a decent battery from eBay?

I have been looking and I see a lot of 1500 mah ... but then if you read the fine print they say 1500 mah (+/- 200 mah) which admits that it is just another 1300 mah knock off. How can a legitimate battery be + or - 200 mah...
[Desire HD Accessories] HanZie82:
To bad the battery's coming from Japan are crap.

You want battery's from Hongkong, those are way better.

Anyway i bought a replacement/2nd battery wich had 1600mAh.

But after 2 weeks it wasnt as good as the stock battery wich let me use my phone all day and the 1600mAh one didnt.
[Desire HD Accessories] paul c:
Precisely. tbh, I understand we'd all like to believe there are miracle solutions to this, but equally we should understand that this miracle is not going to come from an ebay seller :D

However few dollars a cheap battery costs you, it ain't much use if it's going to fail after a few hours. And the hassle linked with keeping replacement batteries charged is not worth it either. I had a spare OEM battery for my previous phone, and I got fed up of keeping it ready.

3 solutions:

1) strategies to minimise power consumption (loads of suggestions in this sub-forum)

2) keep it topped up during the day if you're at home/office

3) get an external power pack as I mentioned above, 5000mah variants are (were) GBP23 on Amazon.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lesonal:
I found go launcher ex to be the fastest ...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curti.nogg:
I don't believe this belongs in development.

Sent from my Captivate
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8Danes:
Agreed. I think the right one is "Themes and Apps" ;)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
I use 'launcher pro'.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickymartin06:
Launcher pro ftw smooth and nice
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rvbarton:
Zeam FTW! woot woot!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccrows:
Another vote for Launcher Pro...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrew149:
golauncher and launcher pro i have both
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simplesid242002:
Another vote for launcher pro
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamastang:
I have to give ADW love... Have used all. Go Launcher was my favorite until I got ADW.. Launcher Pro is nice as well, but ADW is all-around better for my needs. I would suggest trying all three with Home Switcher and see which one you like the best.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dirtburgler:
Adwex all the way. By far the best with the most options
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atrix103:
Here is what I've found with launchers

Most graphic effects and home screen customization: Regina Launcher

Lightest most efficient most customizable options : Launcher Pro and/or ADW

Best themed launcher: Launcher7

other good launchers: Sony Xperia Arc Launcher ($1.99), honeycomb launcher (a lot of bugs but very nice otherwise), and SPB Shell 3D Launcher ($14.99, I think).

Hope this helps(: I have personally tested all of these launcher and currently have all but the SPB launcher installed
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
+1 for Launcher Pro...

And I have tried ALL OF THEM! :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scotty7910:
Launcher pro upgraded to plus so I can resize widgets (the lg 2x todaybriefing one mostly.find it intuitive fast and stable.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larkine:
I don't know if they've fixed it yet, but I found that Go Launcher was causing my internal sdcard to get wiped at least daily. As soon as I uninstalled it, the wiping stopped.

I moved to LauncherPro and haven't looked back since.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iRobby:
Im a fan of go launcher ex but now I Luke the stock launcher in alien rom
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h0mbre_au:
I find all are laggy at least on some occasions, which is slightly disappointing considering the hardware.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haphim:
I've never had that happen with either Go Launcher or LauncherPro - however, I also don't use much in the way of widgets. If someone uses a lot of them, there may be no way around some occasional lag, no matter what launcher you use.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rrktt:
I'm currently using Go Launcher. It's running more stable than ADW for me.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
So... if i read that right.. Your one complaint that you didn't know about before hand was the video player. That's totally understandable.

The rest of it is just plain *****ing, you knew about all of those things BEFORE YOU BOUGHT IT and you're just coming here to ***** for no reason.

Sorry I'm just so tired of these posts, everyone knows what the xoom is/isn't capable of, yet they go and pay $800 then ***** about it non stop.
[Xoom General] Paradox5582:
Some people like to buy things, play with them for a week, and then decide to return them based on things they knew when they bought them. Then they come on forums and complain about a device they no longer own.

What kind of responses do you want, do you want us to feel sorry for you?

And let me get this straight....you payed $799 for the Xoom, and now your going to pay a $70 restocking fee. Yet an $600 WiFi only model 2 months down the road sounds good to you? What?
[Xoom General] falconeight:
you are one pissed off dude
[Xoom General] muyoso:
Actually no one knows that the Xoom isn't capable of playing back what everyone would consider HD media, because they sell it on this point in every commercial without feeling the need to clarify that its only in their VERY specific and unused form of 720p and 1080p that videos actually play. Everyone who asks me about the Xoom is surprised to hear that its dual core processor and eight core GPU is incapable of playing back HD h.264 in high profile, which is what everyone has. And it IS a Tegra 2 issue. I had an owner of a Notion Ink test on video that a high profile video is incapable of being played on the Notion Ink, so the claim made by multiple people here that its a lack of codecs for the Xoom seems to be false. The video is posted in the general section.

As for the other issues, yea the OP pretty much spent money on something knowing its shortcomings and is complaining about his bad decision. And how do you sign a 2 year contract with a company that you hate???
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
That's what I meant when I said there was one issue he didn't know about.
[Xoom General] Holsum:
That's what I love about android it doesn't hold your hand and wipe your ass so to speak. Its and operating system that is full customizable. Hell you couldn't even change the wallpaper on an iPhone for years.....

The lack of video player makes sense but the fact that you can download any player out want makes up for it. Rockplayer lite can play pretty much any video you can throw at it.
[Xoom General] verusevo:
SKReeettttt... hold UP!@!!

I was merely pointing out the main points to why im choosing to return my XOOM but i just figured my post was long enough without tunring this into a miniseries. I dont expect any sympathy. I totally admit that i made a choice and in the end decided that it wasnt the right choice for me, thats all. Im allowed to change my mind arent i?. No i didnt pay 799. I payed 599(subsidized) which meant ill be on contract with Verizon for 2 years until the Ipad 4 comes out (not cool).

I did all of my homework before making this purchase. But even given that info without any solid confirmations from a number of companies until literally the 11th hour alot of it was guesswork. So i became my own guinea pig and if all it costs me is 70 bucks i think i got off easy.
[Xoom General] thehavock18:
Ipad4??????? I plan to have the xoom 3.

After all these post it seems they have I pad experience and want to go back to the drone life
[Xoom General] Digital Man:
I sympathize with your frustration. Despite all the sugar coating and the feel good positive self help encouragement on this board, the reality is, that there really isn't an excuse for a device to have these shortcomings. If its not ready to be released don't release it.

I am amazed at how much crap people will put up with. $800 + tax to spend hours encoding videos -SERIOUSLY!!

Seems like every other post is some form of be patient and their will be unicorns and roses and sunshine just around the corner.

I am willing to bet you guys are all 100% right about all the fixes. Last I checked the turn-around time for new tech these days is about the time it takes to blink.

By the time the fixes are available, they will likely all be distributed in one, complete, non downloadable format called the XOOM 2.
[Xoom General] outsidah:
Some of you are very defensive!

The OP knew the device had some shortcomings but wanted to give it a shot anyway. He did, and found more things he had an issue with. He doesn't want a 2year contract with VZW and decided to give us an account of why he is returning it. Get off his back.
[Xoom General] modru2004:
does best buy charge a restocking fee for the xoom? if they don't i may be right behind the op in the next few days.

the having to re-encode video is killing it for me. i bought this as a media consumption device, a large part of that being videos, maybe using it with my hdtv too.

if i have to spend hours converting video, thats just a waste of time, id be better served using my samsung epic phone.

thats just sad, my freaking cell phone plays video better than the xoom.

seeing hte xoom and adam comparison video was disheartening. i have read that the tegra 2 was demoed by nvidia playing h264 1080p high profile video at 10mbit and its supposed to be able to do 720p high profile at 20mbit.

both the xoom and adam seem to be incapable of this currently, that being said, it is still POSSIBLE that this can be solved with software/codecs.

the problem is when and what if? if it does happen, when will it be? but what if it doesn't happen?

as i watch the days tick away till my deadline where the xoom is no longer returnable, im getting more and more concerned because i don't want to be stuck with an $800 device that only does half of what it advertised.

/rant

sorry a bout that, just wanted to get it off my chest too. i just don't know what to do. i see the potential in the device, but i also understand the fact that the potential may never be realized.
[Xoom General] falconeight:
everyone is pissed off
[Xoom General] mjpacheco:
Yawn.

iPad and likely iPad 2 cannot even do real multitasking and these are the things we find to complain about.

It's ok to have buyers remorse for the price, but anyone in the Android world knows that the beauty of the ecosystem is something and somebody will almost certainly come along and fix whatever problem you have.

It's a simple trade off between flexibility and the Apple dictatorship, if you want to be locked into what a system can do, be sure to buy an iPad, where if you have a problem, you are almost certainly stuck with it forever.

It an easy choice for me, I do not stress out waiting for improvements, I enjoy the continuously improvements over the lifetime of the hardware. I cannot even image being locked into the Apples 'my way or the highway' environment.

And in 5 years when Android is 70% of the market and Apple is relegated to it's sub 30% share, where it is most comfortable, there is a reason.

And last but not least, no device is perfect, and to expect that invites disappointment every time.

Not that he said he was going to iPad, but others in the thread seemed to suggest that is there solution.
[Xoom General] Digital Man:
Why do you assume that everyone who returns a XOOM wil immediately run out and buy an iPad. Many may just chose to wait and see what Samsung and LG and others will produce.

I have a Galaxy Tab and I chose to wait at this point. I'm not running out and buying an Apple device. This battle isn't all Apples and Oranges - or Androids and Apples......
[Xoom General] thunderstruck!:
My Nexus 1 couldn't record 720 video and FM didn't work until enterprising hackers figured out how to enable it. If I was waiting on official channels, it still wouldn't work. Just because Moto can't figure it out doesn't mean it won't eventually be done.